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326<br />

M. Plebani et al.<br />

Fig. 24.1 The<br />

brain-to-brain-loop:<br />

description of the total<br />

testing process (from<br />

reference 8 modified)<br />

Action<br />

Patient’s<br />

brain<br />

Physician’s<br />

brain<br />

Interpretation<br />

Laboratorian’s<br />

brain<br />

Ordering<br />

Reporting<br />

Collection<br />

Analysis<br />

Identification<br />

Preparation<br />

Transportation<br />

Table 24.1 Manifesto for the future of laboratory medicine<br />

professionals [1]<br />

1. Convert results in clinical information<br />

2. Cooperate in reducing the risk of diagnostic<br />

errors<br />

3. Implement a reliable laboratory medicine<br />

stewardship<br />

4. Combine data of all laboratories subspecialties and<br />

diagnostic imaging in the same report<br />

5. Establish reliable reference ranges and decision<br />

limits<br />

6. Facilitate more effective teamwork and be actively<br />

involved in interdisciplinary teams<br />

7. Promote the shift from volume based<br />

reimbursement models to clinical values<br />

8. Improve and update the way laboratory medicine is<br />

taught<br />

9. Do not neglect administrative competence and<br />

duties<br />

10. Promote the value of the profession<br />

multidisciplinary teams, in which all stakeholders<br />

are involved.<br />

• Awareness of the impact of laboratory errors<br />

in patient management.<br />

• The implementation of effective quality assurance<br />

tools to identify and prevent potential<br />

laboratory errors.<br />

24.1 Epidemiology of Adverse<br />

Events<br />

24.1.1 Laboratory Medicine<br />

as a Driver in Ensuring Patient<br />

Safety<br />

The phrase “clinical laboratory stewardship”<br />

effectively clarifies the indispensable role of

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